SDSU MEN'S SOCCER: ADAM ALLMARAS NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Redshirt junior garners Aztecs’ fifth conference weekly award this season

Source: goaztecs.com press release

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October 25, 2016 (San Francisco) - San Diego State goalkeeper Adam Allmaras (San Diego, Calif.) was named Pac-12 Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for the second time this year after helping the Aztecs to a 1-0-1 record in a pair of home matches against Stanford and California, as announced Tuesday by the league office.

With his award, Allmaras gives SDSU five Pac-12 weekly accolades so far this season, the most of any team in the conference. In addition, the redshirt junior becomes the Aztecs’ second repeat honoree of the 2016 campaign, joining redshirt senior Travis Nicklaw, who was recognized in consecutive weeks on Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, while junior Jeroen Meefout also earned the distinction on Sept. 13.

Against No. 12/10 Stanford on Oct. 20, Allmaras tied his season high with seven saves, helping SDSU snap the Cardinal’s five-match winning streak in a 1-1 draw. Stanford, which entered the match leading the Pac-12 in shots and goals, had outscored its previous nine opponents by a 21-5 margin. However, the La Costa Canyon High alumnus came up huge with three stops in the first 14 minutes of play.

Three days later, Allmaras made three additional saves against Cal on Oct. 23 to complete his conference-leading ninth shutout of the season in the Aztecs’ 1-0 triumph on Senior Day. He also recorded the 19th clean sheet of his career in the process, as San Diego State swept the Golden Bears for the first time since 2009.

For the season, Allmaras leads the conference with an .870 save percentage and a .563 goals against average, which rank fifth and 12th in the nation, respectively. As a team, the Scarlet and Black is seventh in the country with a .600 shutout percentage, including a 1-0 upset of No. 1 Akron on Sept. 2, after which Allmaras received his first Pac-12 Player of the Week honor of the year.

San Diego State (8-3-4, 3-2-2 Pac-12), which is No. 22 in the latest NSCAA coaches poll, will enjoy an open date this week before returning action on Thursday, Nov. 3, with a road clash at Oregon State. Match time is set for 3 p.m. PT.